Analysis Complete

puke

/ puke /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the matter ejected in vomiting
Type of:
body waste excretion excreta
Derived:
vomit vomit up purge cast sick
noun Sense 2
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
"only a rotter would do that"
"kill the rat"
"throw the bum out"
"you cowardly little pukes!"
"the British call a contemptible person a `git''"
Type of:
unpleasant person disagreeable person
Derived:
rat
verb Sense 3
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
"After drinking too much, the students vomited"
"He purged continuously"
"The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
Opposites:
keep down
Type of:
excrete egest eliminate
Derived:
vomit vomiting emesis regurgitation disgorgement
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
43%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
3
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body waste excretion excreta unpleasant person disagreeable person excrete egest eliminate keep down